Friday, February 6, 2009

My post was bumped on Wednesday night because of BA's excellent q & a with John King. I'd like to thank Mr. King for taking the time to respond to our questions and to BA for the fine job she did.

I hope you are enjoying a relaxing weekend? Our friends at CNN don't seem to know what down time is. So with that in mind we going to start a new weekly feature here at ATC called 'Out of the Box' (thanks to BA for the title suggestion). Every Wednesday (unless bumped by a q & a or breaking news) I will bring you the latest on what CNN's anchors and reporters are up to when they are away from the studio. Who knows, maybe we'll come across a personal appearance in your neighborhood? ~Phebe

New York Women in Communications present their 2009 Matrix Award to Campbell Brown for broadcast journalism. The award, sponsored by Seventeen, will be presented during a luncheon held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on Monday, April 27, 2009. The prestigious annual award recognizes exceptional women who have established themselves in communications fields. Anderson Cooper:•Penn State Altoona's Speaker Series Thursday, April 2, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the Adler Athletic Complex.
•Again this year Anderson is up for auction to raise money for HIV/AIDS victims. The Bailey House auction takes place on February 26 at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC.
•At Hostfra University on Long Island, March 19th at 3 p.m. in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse
•It's being reported that Anderson will attend a pre-Oscar benefit partyat the House of Blues on Wednesday February 18th. The party is being hosted by Sheryl Crow. AC often has attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party and he is in LA that week for a speaking engagement so it's possible. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Soledad O'Brien:

•Soledad O’Brien announced the kick-off of the News Literacy Projectat the Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School (WCCS) in Brooklyn on Monday. The program promises to help teach high-school students how to discern fact from fiction on the web. The New York Times, ABC News, USA Today and the CBS News program “60 Minutes” are participating in a new program along with 75 well known journalists.
•The first-ever Straight for Equality Awards Gala, honoring straight allies in the movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality was emceed by O'Brien on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway NYC.

Susan Lisovicz:•Lisovicz will speak at the World Affairs Councilof Kentucky & Southern Indiana as part of its "Global Issues Forum: Presidential Series" on March 26 at the Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater.

David Gergen:

•On Monday, February 9th at 7PM Gergen will moderate a discussion of the economy featuring Paul Krugman at Cambridge. It will be held at the First Parish Church, 3 Church St.
• David Gergen will discuss the many challenges facing the new president at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University.